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Well-being inequality and reference groups: An agenda for new research

van Praag, Bernard M. S. - 2010

It is argued that the concept of well-being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the referencing process into account. The reference effect depends on how frequently individuals compare with others and on the degree of social transparency in society. In this paper we employ the...

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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups - An Agenda for New Research

van Praag, Bernard M.S. - 2010

consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325687

The Easterlin paradox and another anatomy of income comparisons: Evidence from hypothetical choice experiments

Yamada, Katsunori; Sato, Masayuki - 2010

different across specific comparison benchmarks (internal reference group), and across types of reference groups people are … facing in the experiments (external reference group). The relative utility effect among Japanese respondents, while shown to … daily contacts is related to stronger jealousy. We also provide empirical evidence, which nuances that the reference group …

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Income Comparisons among Neighbours and Life Satisfaction in East and West Germany

Knies, Gundi - 2010

A series of studies have suggested that changes in others' income may be perceived differently in post-transition and capitalist societies. This paper draws on the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) matched with micro-marketing indicators of population characteristics in very tightly drawn...

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Income comparisons among neighbours and life satisfaction in East and West Germany

Knies, Gundi - 2010

This paper draws on the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) to investigate whether changes in others? income are perceived differently in post-transition and capitalist societies. We find that the neighbourhood income effect for West Germany is negative and slightly more marked in...

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Well-Being Inequality and Reference Groups - An Agenda for New Research

Praag, Bernard M.S. van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2010

consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256511

Income Comparisons among Neighbours and Life Satisfaction in East and West Germany

Knies, Gundi - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540167

Well-being Inequality and Reference Groups: An Agenda for New Research

Praag, Bernard M. S. van - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480917

Well-being Inequality and Reference Groups - An Agenda for New Research

Praag, Bernard M.S. Van - CESifo - 2010

It is argued that the concept of well –being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the referencing process into account. The reference effect depends on how frequently individuals compare with others and on the degree of social transparency in society. In this paper we employ...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533999

Poverty in the enlarged European Union. A discussion about definitions and reference groups

Goedemé, Tim; Rottiers, Stijn - Centrum voor Sociaal Beleid - Herman Deleeck, … - 2010

discuss the relevance of reference group theory for conceiving this relativity. We argue that a distinction must be made …

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